title: Exercise: the data on its role in health, mental health, disease prevention, and productivity.
abstract: How would you define exercise? If you look up exercise in the dictionary, it is defined as physical activity used for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body. Exercise is an important topic because in the United States less than 50% of the total population exercises on a regular basis. The lack of regular physical activity is linked to an increased rate of obesity, development of chronic diseases, and an overall decline in health. This article uses an evidence-based approach to demonstrate how exercise affects health, mental health, disease prevention, and productivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Family Medicine, Division of Sports Medicine, The Ohio State University Sports Medicine Center, 2050 Kenny Road, Suite 3100, Columbus, OH 43221, USA. Jason.Diehl@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Jason J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Diehl
authors.forename: Haemi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D003071:Cognition; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D004526:Efficiency; D015444:Exercise; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008603:Mental Health; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose